"THE BELLE'S OF ST. MARY'S"
DEDICATION and OUR HISTORY
*DEDICATION OF THIS SITE TO:
"ELLEN McGOVERN"
I am dedicating this site to One of my "Dearest and Best Friends" who passed away in '2003. Ellen was a part of a very close Soprano Section for many years. She was my Maid of Honor, a True Friend in every way and I think of her every day and treasure all of the times we shared thru the years. We made it through so many sad and Wonderful times together. When I think of Ellen I remember her beautiful voice and how much she loved to sing, and two many wonderful memories to begin to list. I thank God that we got to share some special times for a few treasured days before her passing. Ellen was a Devoted Wife to Michael Horgan(whom we met on spring break in Datona Beach), an amazing Mother to Beth, Jenny, Michael, Patrick and Michelle. She was also Blessed with two special Son-in-Laws and 4 Grandchildren who she idolized. Ellen loved "Family", she was survived by Mrs. Mary McGovern, her Mother, Vince, Bob, and Johnny, her Brothers, Cass, Mary Ann, and Bernadette, her Sisters.
I know that Ellen is sitting in a special space in Heaven close to God and his mother Mary, who she was so devoted to. I'm sure that one of the songs that she is singing up there is "The Belle's of St. Mary's".
OUR HISTORY:
"The Belle's of St. Mary's" was one of the few "All Girl" Drum and Bugle Corps in the History of Drum Corps. They were from Gloucester Catholic High School, Gloucester City, New Jersey. They were founded by:______ in _____. We proudly wore the colors of Maroone and Gold and White and the song "The Belle's of St. Mary's" was always very special to us (both with the original words and our own version)!!.
FORWARD MARCH!
We were made up of a large Hornline(for back then), Drumline, Color Guard and Drum Majors. Rehersals were on some weeknights and we usually had shows on the Weekends. We competed in the Penn/Jersey and Garden State Circuit. We enjoyed competing against Blessed Sacrament, St. Lucy's, St. Rocco's, the Woodsiders, Bracken Cavaliers, Vasella Muskateers, Audubon Bon-Bons, Garfield Cadets, Vagabons, Christ the King Royaleers, St. Nicholas Cadets, Bellaires, Media Fawns, Shadettes, St. Rita's Brassman, St. Mary's Lancers of Baltimore, Dundalk Cadets, St. Kevins Emerald Knights, Blue Rock, St. Raphaels, St. Brendans Cadets, St. Vincent's Cadets, Fairlawn Police Cadets, Our Lady of Loretta, Selden Cadets, St. Joseph's of Tom's River, OLPH Ridgeman, St. Andrews Bridgemen, St. Rose of Lima and Many others to be listed later.
*We represented New Jersey in the Inauglaration Parade of President John F. Kennedy.
*Winter Color Guard - "Champions" in:___________
*We were the only "All Girl" corps to have beaten the Audubon Bon Bons.
*Carol Ann Schaffer (Austin,Fallon) - "First Female to play a Solo in a Senior Drum and Bugle Corps"- with the Sunrisers from Long Island, NY
DIRECTOR'S: Bill Harvey Sr.(Director), Joe Schaffer(Director, Quatermaster), Tom Simons(Asst. Director), John Rowan(Director), Mr. Dempsey(Director), Billy Harvey(Asst. Director), Bill Hoover(Asst. Director)
SUPPORT STAFF:
The Entire Harvey Family, Bobby Harvey, Mrs. Schmidt, *Mrs. Shevland(Support Staff), *Mr. and Mrs. Thorn, Mrs. Grillo, Mrs. Brazil, --(Help!)-Please give me time and I promise to list everyone!
INSTRUCTORS:
Initially, to name a few : *Wild Bill Hooten, Art Flethcher, Dick Stall, Jack Cassidy, Bert Adamson, *Vince Degan, John Dowland, Whitie Roberts, Joe Marella, Ralph Winburg,
MUSIC PLAYED: "The Belle's of St. Mary's", "The Charlston", "Beyond the Sea", "Lady of Spain", "Ieata", (ok Girls help me out!)
MEMORIES:
*DUES - 25 Cents a week (Living to see your Kids today pay around a thousand a year!)
*Walking to rehersals (Not Flying like today!)
*Drum Corps from each surrounding town
*King Crabs at Wildwood Initiations (Gross!)
*Chicken theives in Massachetts
*Meeting our Sister Corps "The Belle's of St. Mary's from Hull, Ma."
*Reilly Raider rehersals and the quick rides home
*"Party and Schaffer's"
*Schaffer's house on Hunter Street "caving in" in the center due to so many at party
*Yellow School Bus rides
*Singing Oldies on the way home
*Charles Street Stadium
*Lace Petti-Pants
*Mandatory Gurdles (even at 10 years old..LOL)
*Baters Field Shows in Atlantic City
*Inspections
*Passing out after Long Inspections and never making it to the field to compete!
*New Getzen Brass Horns
*President John F. Kennedy's Inauglaration Parade
*Pajama Party's
*Winter Guard Shows at West Catholic in Phila.
*Winter Color Guard "Champions"
*Drum Major Auditions
*Winter Guard Auditions
*38 Horn Rookies in a classrooms
*Walking over people who passed out on the field
*NO Talking on the field
*Polishing horns for 25 Cents each to earn Dinner Money and left with no time to eat!
MEMBERS and FRIENDS
MEMBERS: (Please give me time and I won't miss anyone- especially with your help) (Also, Please forgive the spelling and feel free to correct me). Eventually when I learn how to set up a Web Page I would like to have many Links to Contact Points and History's on all Members (and Past Staff's)
Names of Members (Married Names)
A's:
Delores Adams
Delores Arena (Gentile)
Merinda Anzida (Joiner)
Sue Andalora
B's:
Kay Boyle
B. Boyle
Mary Sue Brown
Ann Brown
Kathy Bryszewski
Mary Ellen Boyle (Colgan)
Patricia Brazzil (Byrd)
Virginia Bernard (King)
Julia Bril (Rutherford)
Diane Bojanowski
Peggy Budden
Carolyn Branigan
C's:
Virginia Causton (Kifferly)
Sue Crowley
Patricia Comley
Pat Connell (Capra)
Trish Cullen
Margie Cullen
Marlene Claus
Ethel Clohopher
Kathy Conlin
Merita Conlin
D's:
Sandi DeCicco*
Chris Davis (Wall)
Ginnie Decker (DeLong)
Joan Dempsey
Pattie Dempsey
Clara DiCarlo
Kathy Dewechter
Kathy Dobbins
Eppre DiGiacomo
Kathy D'Amico
Sue DePaul
Rita Dom (Roser)
Patricia Daily (Schlamm)
E's:
--
F's:
Jean Franz
Barbara Flynn (Crow)
Dehlia Farnan
Eileen Fewer (Marta)
K. Farrell
Jeannie Fox
Joan Fox (Browning)
Claire Franklin (Thomasson)
Kathy Finnigan
( ) Finnigan
G's:
Betty Ann Gomolson (Forte)
Pat Goff
Terry Grandizio (Taylor)
Helen Grandizio
Donna Grillo
Sandi Grillo
Nina Grillo
Mary Francis Gallagher
H's:
Margie Hammacker
Dottie Hammacker
Sandra Hyslop
Bee Hammell
Kathy Hyk
Carol Hancock
Kathy Hoover
Helen Heade (Gielda)
Pat Heimeral
JoAnne Hendricks
Jeannie Harvey
Jane Heines
Debbie Hoover
J's:
Marilyn Juck
Eileen Jackson (Greene)
Florence Jones
Nancy Jackson (Goan)
K's:
Mary Ann Klaus (Zeigler)
Kathy Keyes
Lynn Kider
Christine Kenney
L's:
Eileen Licardello (Markellos)
Doreen Laskey
Kathy Laskey
Nancy Lewis
M's:
Barbara Miller
Janice McIntyre
Eileen Morris (Plunkett)
Kathy Mugil
Dottie McCusker (Rapp)
Betty Meade
( ) Meade
Mary Ellen Morris
Josie McQuillan McAvoy
Rose Miller
M. McCann
Colleen McCann
Ann Manion (Pacifico)
Ellen McGovern (Horgan)*
Cass McGovern (Reed)
Bernadette McGovern
Bernice McGrory
Barbara Mottram
Catherine McHenry
Rita McGovern
Jeanne Mannion (Smith)
Margaret McQuaid (Christy)
Theresa McQuaid
Mary Morrison (Williams)
Sue Martin
N's:
Ann Marie Norkus
Pat Norkus
Margie Nugent (Strafford)
Elizabeth Naumann (Bryson)
Barbara Ostoil
Mary Ann O'Donnell
Pat Orsini
P's:
Nancy Plucinski
Sue Parenteau (Leeds)
V. Pokorski
M. Paul
Judy Phieffer (Battersby)
Nellie Parker (Guard Captain)
Q's:
R's:
Ginnie Rasher
Mary Jane Richards
Maureen Rogers
Anne Rogers
Gayle Rowan
S's:
Bobbie Schmidt
Barbara Settar
Carolyn Stiano (Bridge)
Carol Ann Schaffer (Austin-Fallon)-
Mary Sheridan
Kathy Settar
Ruth Shevland (Marella)
Mary Simila
Carol Smith (McLaughlin)
Charlene Simons
Kathleen Sassa (Hoban)
Bernice Sawyer (Harper)
Joan Strasman (Rementer)
Marie Stevenson
Patricia Sullivan
Kathy Sullivan
T's:
Nancy Thorne (Taylor)
J. Thorp
U's:
Sue Underwood
V's:
Pat Verick
W's:
Rose Walker
Ann Williams (Nan Poshka)
Eileen Warner (Lewis)
Ceile Warner
Kathyleen Woodworth (Sisco)
Judy Wunder
Kathy Welsh
DRUM MAJORS thru the years:
Bobby Schmidt, Jeanie Harvey, Pat Connell, Gail Rowan, -
St. Mary's Cadets Drum Majors: Judy________, Carol Ann Fallon
GUARD CAPTAINS thru the Years:
Nellie Parker, Dottie Hammacher, Trish Cullen, Kathy Settar
GUARD MEMBERS:
Kathy Keyes, Mary Ann Clause, Mary Frances Gallagher, Pat Norcus, Kathy Lasky, Kathy Welsh, Marie Stevenson
DRUM LINE MEMBERS:
Millie_____, Ginny Rascher, Rose Walker, Pat Powell, Kathy Conlin, Kathy Hyke, Charlene Simons, Pat Verick, Kathy Sullivan, Kathy Finnigan, Dottie McCusker, Ginny Decker, Joan Dempsey, Pattie Dempsey
HORN LINE MEMBERS:
Sandra Hyslop, Cass McGovern, Ethel Clohopher, Pat Bitner, Pat Gulf, Anna Howen, Rita McGovern, Carol Stiano, Deloris Arena, Nancy Thorn, Carol Ann Schaffer, *Ellen McGovern, Kathy Hoover, Helen Heade, *Sandie DeCicco, Terry Grandizio, Helen Grandizio, Mary Jane Richards, Peggy Budden, Ruth Marella, Mary Sheridan, Pat Heimeral, Maureen Rodgers, Ann Rodgers,Sue Martin, Sue Parent Margie Cullen, Margie Hammacher, Carolyn Branigan, Betty Meade, Ann Marie Norcus, Pat Connell, Pat Sullivan, Marlene Claus, Sandy Grillo, Donna Grillo, Mary Simila, Theresa McQuaid, Colleen McCann, Pat Commeley, Chris Kenny, Anne Manion, Jane Heines, Chris Davis, Bernadette McGovern, Judy ( ) Battersby, Patricia Orsini, Debbie Hoover, Dempsey, -- (To be competed soon) NOTE: I would appreciate each member viewing this to please send me info both on themselves of members they know and remember who may not be on-line.
FRIENDS to the Belle's:(Pictures Welcome of Friends or Past Memories)
BELLAIRES: Darlene Belinger, Jack Belinger, Kathy Dea, Joey Dea, Jerry Simon, Blair Drummond, Carol Neiman
HADDON HEIGHTS VAGABONDS: Charlie Hopper, Al Hopper
VASELLA MUSKATEERS: Dave Dabinski, Danny DeQuattro, Mike Clause, Eddie Clause, Johnny DeQuattro
REILLY RAIDERS: Art Fletcher, Jack Cassidy, Wild Bill and Carol Hooton, John Dowland, Gene Bunting, Charlie Guess, Dewey Smith, Don Smith, Joe Schmidt, Frankie and Maureen Neil, Bill Mattiford, Vivian and Govy Place, John and Mary Ann Dempko, Al McFadden, Murphy, Barney, Marv Moninger, Bill Taylor, Joe Taylor, Buddy Taylor
ARCHER EPLER MUSKATEERS: *Gloria and Whitie Roberts, Vince Degan, Jimmy Cosetti, Gene Dwaine,
BLESSED SACRAMENT: Black Bart
ST. LUCY'S: Jimmy Russo
BRACKEN CAVALIERS: Keith Tyson, Albie VanDoran, Ted Knoblock, William Houch, Lorraine Gilbert and Mary Tomacelli, Mary Ellen___, Ruth Ellen Knapp, JoAnne Knapp, Tom Mashelski, Billy Pusey ok... help me!
BLUE ROCK- Larry Kerchner, Bill Delong
*Deceased, Treasured and Missed Alumni
**Deceased, Treasured and Missed Friends from other Drum Corps.
MEMBERS AND THEIR CHILDREN who followed their Steps in Drum Corps: (and 'age out years)
"Whitie Roberts" - Karen Roberts(Crossmen)'____
"*Joe Schaffer" - Carol Ann Schaffer("Belle's of St. Mary's)'71, Ray Schaffer, Tommy Schaffer
"Carol Ann (Schaffer)Fallon" - Kevin Fallon'98(Blue Devils), Danny Fallon(Blue Devils)'2000, Tamara Fallon(Boston Crusaders)'2002, Ray Fallon(Boston Crusaders)'2004
"Helen Heade" - Katie Gielda(Blue Coats)'2002
MEMBERS WHO WENT ON TO SENIOR CORPS:
Carol Ann (Schaffer-Austin-Schaffer) Fallon: (Soprano) '73-'77 Sunrisers, '78 Archer Epler (Bridgemen Support Staff), '79 thru '82 Connecticut Hurricanes, '83 and '84 New York Skyliners, '85 thru '89 Connecticut Hurricanes, '90 Hawthorne Caballero's, '91 thru '93 Harrison Bushwackers, Hawthorne Caballero's Alumni Corps, Lightbrigade(27th Lancers Alumni Corps)
Terry (Grandizio) Taylor: (Baritone)- Archer Epler, Archer Epler Alumni Corps, Reilly Raiders Alumni Corps
Helen (Heade) Gielda: - (Soprano/Honor Guard): Reilly Raiders Alumni Corps, Yankee Rebels Alumni Corps, Hawthorne Caballero's Alumni Corps
Chris (Davis)Walker: - Yankee Rebels Alumni Corps, Hawthorne Caballero's Alumni Corps
Anne (Howen) McHenry: - (Meliphone)- Archer Epler Alumni Corps, Yankee Rebels Alumni Corps, Audubon Bon-Bon Alumni Chorus
Judy (Phieffer) Battersby:(Soprano) Archer Epler Alumni Corps
Pat Orsini: (Soprano) - Archer Epler Alumni Corps
(OK, Please - Help me add and make corrections to this list)
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